Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications potentially raised “un

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
Lloyd Austin departures for last trip to Ramstein meeting as US secretary of defense
Secretary Austin's secret hospitalizations 'unnecessarily' increased US national security risks, report finds
Austin transferred power after taking meds that could affect cognitive function
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in 2024 and given medication that could affect his cognitive functions before he transferred his authority.
Report criticizes Austin’s health secrecy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications potentially raised "unnecessary" security risks,
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.
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DOD investigation concludes Austin is responsible for failure to notify Congress, White House of his cancer diagnosis as required
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is responsible for the Pentagon neglecting to tell Congress and the White House that the former Army general was incapacitated last year due to treatment for prostate cancer as his office is required to do.
It’s not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?
It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
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Pentagon inspector general faults Austin for hospitalization secrecy
The Pentagon’s internal watchdog found that both Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense ... the Biden administration is due to vacate Washington. A senior defense official referred ...
Lloyd Austin recommends a $50 billion increase in defense spending
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is recommending that the incoming administration spend $50 billion more on defense than President Joe Biden requested. Austin’s five-year spending plan includes a projection to spend as much as $1 trillion on defense as soon as 2028.
Pentagon investigation raises new concerns about Austin's 2024 hospitalization
An investigation released on Wednesday into U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalization found his desire for privacy drove notification failures inside the government, and that he took medication that could have affected his cognitive functions while still in sole command.
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Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin didn't inform Congress or the ... cancer or when complications worsened his condition last year WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress ...
At inflection point, Pentagon chief holds final forum for Ukraine aid
Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, Ukraine’s future course is shrouded in uncertainty as it loses ground to Russia’s far larger military.